Voices
Biden Taps AOC and Jayapal to Help Shape Party Policy. Isn't This a Win for Progressives?
Kudos to Bernie Sanders for suggesting progressive and outside-the-Beltway names — and kudos to Biden and his team for accepting them.
Politics
Voices
New Documents From the Sham Prosecution of Gen. Michael Flynn Also Reveal Broad Corruption in the Russiagate Investigations
Our newest episode of SYSTEM UPDATE provides a comprehensive look at these grave abuses of power.
The Coronavirus Crisis
“Money Is as Much Mine as It Is Yours”: Weird Historical Echoes as an Elite D.C. School Gets a Bailout
Woodrow Wilson, race, class, and why Sidwell Friends got $5.2 million from the federal government.
Multiple Yvette Clarke Primary Challenges Put Progressives in a Strategic Quandary
While James’s campaign has stalled, Adem Bunkeddeko, who nearly unseated Clarke in 2018, is the leading progressive challenger in the primary.
HEROES Act Delivers a Win to the Health Insurance Industry
The health insurance industry has for weeks been lobbying Congress to protect employer-sponsored coverage in the next coronavirus stimulus package.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Federal Whistleblower Says Boss Pushed Him to Purchase Drugs That Hadn’t Been Tested in Humans
Rick Bright’s complaint points to the influence of industry over the Trump administration’s coronavirus response.
Voices
There’s No One Worse Than Trump on Climate and War
On two issues alone, the 2020 election could be a matter of life and death for millions of people.
Voices
Remote Voting in Congress Isn't Just a Matter of Public Health — It's Necessary for Democrats to Wield Power
Nancy Pelosi has dragged her feet on remote voting to shore up her own influence, but she’s ended up handing over substantial control to Republicans.
David Perdue Got Sweetheart Deal That Grew North of $6 Million After Election to the Senate
Cardlytics altered the terms of Perdue’s compensation package so that the Georgia senator could benefit even after he was elected to the Senate.
Voices
The Pandemic Brings Out the Authoritarian and the Libertarian in Us All. Can We Meet in the Middle?
It’s a powerful American ambivalence: on one hand, a punitive instinct; on the other, leave-me-alone individualism.